Supreme Leader of the Revolution Ahmed Sékou Touré ߛߋߞߎ߬ ߕߎ߬ߙߋ | |
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 Portrait of Sékou Touré | |
| Born | January 9, 1922 Faranah, French Guinea |
| Died | March 26, 1984 (aged 62) |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Nationality | Guinean |
| Political orientation | Scientific Socialism Pan-Africanism |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Guinea |
Ahmed Sékou Touré (January 9, 2022 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean politician, political theorist and revolutionary. He was the founding father and President of the People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea following the Democratic Party's successful campaign for independence during the 1958 constitutional referendum, during which he famously declared "We prefer poverty in freedom to riches in slavery," mirroring Nkrumah's "We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility." A long-standing advocate of Scientific Socialism and Pan-Africanism, Touré's government established a Party-State and was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and Union of African States. In the immediate aftermath of the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah, Touré and the Democratic Party declared him Co-President of Guinea. His government also provided significant material support to, Amílcar Cabral and Kwame Ture, allowing for the independence of Guinea-Bissau and creation of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party.
Origins
Sékou Touré was born in Faranah to peasant farmers Alpha Touré and Aminata Fadiga on January 9th, 1922. He was the great-grandson of Almamy Samory Touré, founder of the Wassoulou Empire who resisted French colonialism in modern day Guinea.[1]